SENATE STALLS PATRIOT ACT VOTE IS VICTORY FOR FEINGOLD, LOSS FOR BUSH.(FRONT) From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: December 16, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jesse J. Holland Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The Senate today rejected attempts to reauthorize several provisions of the USA Patriot Act as infringing too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.

In a crucial vote early today, the bill's Senate supporters were not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a threatened filibuster by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig,...

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